Others claim their foreign captors tortured them, and the US government knew of or cooperated with the abuse.

"They say they were pressured to become FBI informants and, in some cases, told their names had been placed on the no-fly list and they couldn't return home until they answered the bureau's question. Some allege their American interrogators denied them access to legal representation. Others claim their foreign captors tortured them, and the US government knew of or cooperated with the abuse. Dozens of other Muslim Americans—including four who are the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against the government last week—were not detained, but say the government put them on the no-fly list to pressure them into talking to the FBI or working as FBI informants."